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Cindy McCain Memoir About Late Husband Coming in April
Cindy McCain, widow of Sen. John McCain, will have a memoir out this spring.
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McCain Lies in State at Arizona Capitol
Sen. John McCain will lie in state at the Arizona State Capitol Wednesday as part of a series of funeral events over the next four days. A memorial service will be held in Phoenix on Thursday and then McCain’s body will be flown to Washington, D.C. for a procession past the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. A funeral service will follow at...
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Roberta McCain, Mother of John McCain, Dies at 108
The mother of late Sen. John McCain was very active in her son’s 2008 presidential campaign.
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Cindy McCain Joins Powell, Kasich and Other Republicans Voting Biden
Cindy McCain became the latest high profile Republican to openly rebuke President Trump on Monday, revealing she plans to cross party lines to support Joe Biden’s bid for the White House.
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Cindy McCain on Biden Endorsement: He's ‘the Better Man'
Cindy McCain is endorsing Democrat Joe Biden for president in a rebuke of President Donald Trump by the widow of the GOP’s 2008 nominee.
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Cindy McCain Details Husband's ‘Unlikely Friendship' With Biden at DNC
Cindy McCain went to bat for Joe Biden, lending her voice to a video that aired during Tuesday night’s Democratic National Convention programming focused on Biden’s close friendship with her late husband, Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona.
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Top Moments: 2020 Democratic National Convention Day 2
Watch the best moments from the second night of the 2020 Democratic National Convention. Footage provided is a mixed feed and is a joint effort by the pool and the DNCC.
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Cindy McCain on Saying Goodbye to Her Husband, John McCain, and Staying in the Fight
In August, Cindy McCain was with her husband of 38 years, Sen. John McCain, when the former Navy pilot, Vietnam POW, Senate maverick and presidential contender died at their home in Arizona after a yearlong struggle with brain cancer. In an exclusive essay for TODAY’s Voices series, Cindy McCain recalls the tenderness of their final moments together — when, facing...
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Former Sen. Jon Kyl to Fill John McCain's Seat in US Senate
A former U.S. senator from Arizona who is now a lobbyist helping guide the confirmation of U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh was named Tuesday to temporarily fill the Senate seat left open by the death of John McCain. Republican Jon Kyl cited his sense of duty in accepting the appointment but said he’s only committing to serve until the...
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Former Sen. Jon Kyl to Replace John McCain
Longtime Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., will return to Washington to fill John McCain’s Senate seat, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey announced Tuesday. Kyl served in the Senate from 1995 to 2013 and rose to Senate minority whip. A special election will be held in 2020 to determine who serves the remainder of McCain’s term.
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McCain Salute: One of Nation's ‘Bravest Souls' in War, Peace
Congressional leaders saluted John McCain Friday as a model of service in war and peace and “one of the bravest souls our nation has ever produced,” in a memorial ceremony at the heart of the political battlefield where he fought for more than three decades. Then thousands of fellow Americans, who had lined up outside the U.S. Capitol in stifling...
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‘John's Code Was Ageless': Biden, Others Remember McCain at Arizona Church Service
Mourners heard from friends and colleagues of Sen. John McCain, including Vice President Joe Biden and NFL star Larry Fitzgerald, at a memorial service in Phoenix Thursday that commemorated the life of the maverick politician, former prisoner of war and two-time presidential candidate. They spoke to the force of McCain’s will and the depth of his beliefs, especially in the...
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Joe Biden: McCain's Code is ‘Ageless'
Former Vice President Joe Biden, who served with John McCain in the Senate, praised McCain’s values during a memorial service at an Arizona church on Aug. 30, 2018.
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McCain Mourned as a ‘Hero and Statesman' as Tributes Flow
Presidents past and present joined members of Congress from both parties and world leaders in mourning Sen. John McCain and praising him for a lifetime of service and accomplishments. Former Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama, who blocked the Arizona Republican’s own White House ambitions, are among those expected to speak at McCain’s funeral. “My heart is broken,” Cindy...
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Replacing McCain in the Senate Is a Political Balancing Act
Sen. John McCain’s death in office has handed Arizona’s governor an empty Senate seat to give out — and a difficult political puzzle to solve before he does. Arizona law requires only that Gov. Doug Ducey name a replacement who is a member of McCain’s Republican party and who will fill the seat until the next general election in 2020....
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Arizona Republicans Brush Off Talk About McCain Senate Seat
Sen. John McCain’s legacy was thrust into focus nearly one year ago when he announced his brain cancer diagnosis. The six-term Senator and decorated Vietnam War veteran is now fighting the illness from his beloved Arizona, and filling the role of one of the few Congressional Republican voices to publicly rebuke Trump administration decisions. Yet the question of what happens...
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WH Aide Dismissed McCain CIA Vote, as ‘He's Dying': Sources
The White House on Friday declined to condemn comments made by a special assistant to President Donald Trump dismissing Sen. John McCain’s opinion during a closed-door meeting because, she said, “he’s dying anyway.” White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders told reporters she would not comment on an internal staff meeting, but said that Kelly Sadler, the aide in question,...
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Sen. John McCain Visited by Friends and Family After Surgery
A frail Sen. John McCain has been receiving a stream of visitors and good wishes at his Arizona ranch as he confronts the aftermath of brain cancer treatment and surgery. Former Vice President Joe Biden sat with McCain for 90 minutes last Sunday, according to people close to both men. Biden followed McCain’s closest friends, Sen. Lindsey Graham of South...